Every year DataWorks has broadcast to Durham the scale and inequitable nature of the churn of displacement and eviction …
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Who Owns Durham, Episode 4: Urban Heat, Safe Homes, and Climate Risk
In Episode 4 of our podcast, Who Owns Durham?, Bonita Green (Merrick-Moore Community Development Association), Max …
Data Equity Coalition Project
News! / ¡Noticias! DataWorks is hosting three (virtual) community conversations to discuss the intersection of racism …
The Franchise Model of Inequity
The Hacking Into History project Hacking Into History: Reckoning With Racial Covenants in Durham County is a …
Recent Updates to the Durham Neighborhood Compass
Over the past year new sources of data on Durham neighborhoods have emerged, and existing sources have been updated. …
Eviction in Durham Isn’t a “Small Claim” Anymore
Many of us with secure tenure in our homes, whether renters or homeowners, have little notion of how swift the economic …
COVID-19 and Layoffs in NC: 2021 Year-End Summary
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act aims to protect workers by requiring employers to provide …
NC Job Layoffs and Closings in 2021
COVID-19 pandemic-related job layoffs and closings reported in the 2021 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification …
Durham’s “COVID Land Grab”: How Real Estate Speculation Makes Our City Less Livable
Over the past few months, several articles about Durham’s hectic housing market have made their way onto our feeds and …
Durham’s 2020 Census Results
At DataWorks, we’re diving deep into housing and anti-displacement work--counting evictions and helping inform …
Antiracist Data Methods-Part 3: Rethinking Timelines and Trends
We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …
Antiracist Data Methods-Part 2: Area Median Income
We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …
At the End of The Moratorium That Wasn’t
For three months in 2020, we experienced a sudden and unexpected stop in the ongoing trauma of evictions in Durham. For …
Antiracist Data Methods-Part 1: Voices as Data
We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …
People Leaving Every Day
We often discuss how many people move to Durham every day, rightly pointing out that Durham is a desirable place to …
Layoffs in NC – What Difference has COVID-19 Made?
Trends in Durham, Guilford, Mecklenburg, and Wake Counties We looked at trends in layoffs in four NC …
The Basic Need for Shelter: 2020’s Insufficient Measures
Evictions uproot communities, negatively impact public health, and create lasting financial insecurity for the people …
COVID-19 and Layoffs in NC
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act was adopted to ensure that workers were notified of …
COVID-19 and Layoffs in NC: Year-End Summary
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act protects workers by requiring employers to provide …
Multi-Family Property Owner Profile: General Services Corporation
As COVID-19 cases soar and thousands remain out of work, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that …
Explore Changing Home Prices in the Compass
This month, DataWorks NC released new residential property sales price data to the Durham Neighborhood Compass. While we …
Environmental Data Update #1: Land Cover in the Neighborhood Compass
Since October 2019, DataWorks has been reaching out to Durham community members and organizations about improving the …
Using the Neighborhood Compass to Encourage Action–Case Study
For eleven years, Angel Romero advocated for the uninsured population. Looking at social determinants of health …
Using the Durham Neighborhood Compass to Serve Your Community: Case Study
Reporting from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) …
